Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19: a spectrum of diseases with many names
Herman Tam, Tala El Tal, Ellen Go, Rae S. M. Yeung
Abstract
KEY POINTS A 10-year-old previously healthy boy presented to the emergency department with 6 days of persistent fever; 4 days of abdominal pain, emesis and diarrhea; and bilateral nonpurulent conjunctivitis and red cracked lips. Four weeks before presentation, the patient had had 3 days of headache
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDiarrheaAbdominal painPresentation (obstetrics)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PediatricsEmergency department2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internal medicinePathologySurgeryPsychiatryDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsVasculitis and related conditionsIgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases